Chords of: Selfish by: Justin Timberlake. (D, Ebm, F#, C#) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Selfish” by Justin Timberlake is in D Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Ebm, F#, C#.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → C# → Ebm → C# → F# → Ebm → C# → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:37 | 16% |
| Ebm | 0:33 | 14% |
| C# | 0:32 | 14% |
| B | 0:26 | 11% |
| C#6 | 0:23 | 10% |
| B6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Ebm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
B – C# – F# – Bbm – Ebm – B – B6 – F#6 – C# – F# – Ab7/C – Ebm – B6 – F#6 – C# – F# – Fm7 – Ebm7 – F – Ebm – F#maj7 – B6 – C# – B – F# – Eb – F# – B – C#6 – C#7 – F# – C#6 – Ebm – B6 – C#7 – B – C#6 – C#7 – F# – Ebm – B6 – C#6 – F# – C#6 – Ebm – Ab – Bb7/D – B – …
